Kyle Van Noy Athlete Profile

National Honors

Named to five All-America teams in 2013: Walter Camp Second Team, Athlon Sports Third Team, CBSSports.com Third Team, Lindy's Sports Third Team and Phil Steele Third Team and received SI.com honorable mention

Named to 2011 Phil Steele All-Independent First Team, Yahoo! Sports All-Independent Team and FBS All-Independent Team ... three-time FBS Independent Player of the Week award winner

Career Summary

Kyle Van Noy was recruited by BYU after helping McQueen High School to a perfect 14-0 record and state championship in 2008. As a four-time letterman at BYU, he stuffed the stat line in all 52 games with 36 starts. Van Noy registered 226 total tackles, 62 tackles for loss, 26 sacks and seven interceptions. He was ranked seventh in the nation with 13 sacks as a junior. He contributed to BYU's No. 3 national ranking in total defense, No. 10 in passing defense and No. 20 in total sacks in 2012. Van Noy led the team in tackles for loss as a junior and senior while logging stats in all 10 defensive categories both seasons. He also recorded 21 games with five tackles or more during his career. Van Noy received over 25 national and Indepedendent honors for his defensive performance as a Cougar. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.

Professional

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in second round as 40th overall pick (2014)

2010 | Freshman Year

Also had two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery

Recovered fumble at Colorado State, taking it 44 yards for a touchdown

Had seven tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble at Utah State

Tied season high with seven tackles at Utah

2011 | Sophomore Year

Earned letterman honors as a sophomore

Played in all 13 games and started eight

Recorded 68 tackles and led the team with 15.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries and tied for the team lead with three interceptions

Only FBS Division I player to record a stat in the following categories: tackle, tackle for loss, sack, interception, pass breakup, quarterback hurry, fumble recovery, forced fumble, blocked kick and touchdown

Named to Phil Steele All-Independent First Team, Yahoo! Sports All-Independent Team and FBS All-Independent Team ... three-time FBS Independent Player of the Week award winner

Sacked Ole Miss quarterback, stripping the ball and recovered it for the game-winning touchdown at Ole Miss in season opener

Recorded eight tackles, one sack, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup vs. UCF

Had an interception return of 31 yards vs. San Jose State and a 41-yard return at Oregon State

Posted three tackles for loss, two sacks, three quarterback hurries and blocked a punt vs. Idaho State

Totaled 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and forced one fumble vs. Idaho

Set a career-high with five tackles for loss vs. Tulsa in Armed Forces Bowl while totaling 10 tackles, two sacks, one quarterback hurry and forced a fumble

2012 | Junior Year

Earned letterman honors as a junior

Started all 13 games

Named All-America to AP Third Team, SI.com Honorable Mention, CBSSports.com Second Team, Phil Steele Third Team, College Sports Madness Third Team

Led the team with 22 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, eight quarterback hurries and six forced fumbles

Added 53 tackles, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and two blocked kicks

Recorded a stat in the following categories for the second year in a row: tackle, tackle for loss, sack, interception, pass breakup, quarterback hurry, fumble recovery, forced fumble, blocked kick and touchdown

CFPA National Defensive Player of the Year

Named to the Bronco Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award Watch Lists

Named National Linebacker of Week 3

Had what many considered was the best defensive performance of the bowl season and was named to the CBSSports.com All-Bowl team

Recorded 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two touchdowns, one interception for a 17-yard TD return, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick in BYU's Poinsettia bowl win vs. San Diego State

Had a season-high 4.5 tackles for loss at Utah, along with a forced fumble, eight tackles and a pass breakup

Posted a season-high three sacks for a loss of 28 yards at New Mexico while adding five tackles

2013 | Senior Year

Named to five All-America teams: Walter Camp Second Team, Athlon Sports Third Team, CBSSports.com Third Team, Lindy's Sports Third Team and Phil Steele Third Team and received SI.com honorable mention

FBS All-Indendent First Team

FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Year

SB Nation Independent Defensive Player of the Year

Phil Steele All-Independent First Team

Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist

Butkus Award semifinalist

Lott IMPACT Trophy semifinalist

Senior CLASS Award Finalist

Lombardi Award semifinalist

Named Independent Defensive Player of the Year by College Sports Madness

Earned first-team All-Independent honors by College Sports Madness for the third consecutive year